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I've had earlier Dropbox Plus from my institution, but I downgraded it to Dropbox Basic from 10/11/2025. How can I remove the card payment info from my account (I don't see any option to do it myself). I got message from card holder, that the card has been chargred on that day, but I have now info or receipt of that…

I use 2 macs and an iphone. Latest OS's The free version only works on only 2 devices instead of 3 Any solutions to this issue? Thanks

Has anyone been able to successfully request a refund for an annual subscription billed without noticed? All I want is to switch to monthly billing. Customer service refused. I also contacted my credit company and they said they can't do anything because I didn't cancel the service. I certainly will now and am switching to…

When using the Content view in the Admin Console in a team/business plan: The buttons on the right sidebar which include Upload, New folder, and Show deleted files should include the ability to modify the current folder settings and sharing, just as can be done to the folder when looking at it from the parent folder's…

Dropbox App on Windows 11 has a battery leaking issue. Checking battery usage on the control panel, Dropbox App ranked the highest. Unlike desktops, laptop users are sensitive to the battery life. I think the issue should be fixed. 

Subject: Urgent Account Recovery Request – Lost Gmail Access Hello Dropbox Support, My Dropbox account is registered under the email address [email removed as per Community Guidelines]. I have lost access to this Gmail account and cannot receive verification codes. I attempted the recovery form multiple times, but it now…

Hi, I had made a dropbox account in 2015 or 2016 under a now deleted email address that I no longer have access to. I can sign into the account, but cannot get past as it asks for a password reset, or sign-in code.. something of the sort. The point is, whatever it sends to the email, it is deleted and I cannot retrieve…

I really feel like this should be incredibly simple and clear but I'm not getting it! On my work PC I have 2 dropbox accounts synced (my personal and my work account) . I want to fully remove my personal dropbox from the PC without deleting the files of course. I cannot find anything on the windows dropbox app that says…

I've had the Dropbox Plus plan for over 10 years and have been more or less happy with the service. My account is about ⅓ full at any given time. Most of the time I use the desktop app (Mac OS 15.6.1, dropbox v.237.4.5655) which syncs my files across 3 devices and between several apps. I don't sync all files to the desktop…

Hi! When logging in to the website, it used to send a verification code to my email. Now it only prompts the Dropbox app to authenticate log in, or via sms. It used to send to email but now I don't see it an an option. How to i add using email as login authentication option? Why does dropbox send send to the Dropbox app…

The Dropbox taskbar button has disappeared recently (Win11 Pro), DB is running (syncing ok, processes running in task manager) and all icons are set to show in the taskbar so it's not a taskbar config issue. The only solution I've found suggested to this (other than the basic 'check your taskbar settings one) is…

Application Affected My own app Device Windows 11 VM Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Latest Question or Issue We have an app that uses the Dropbox API quite significantly. The user must signin to our app using the Dropbox API and our own login code. It's…

All my files and subscription information has vanished and Dropbox keeps asking me to subscribe like a new user. I've used it for years...Can anyone help me get back to my account please?

Question or Issue Had to do a clean reinstall of Win11, then added Dropbox. Changed the settings not to load at startup. I prefer to manually sync. But when I return to computer in the morning, I see Dropbox is loaded on the machine and I am logged in. Is there a way to make sure that Dropbox only runs when I decide to use…

Question or Issue trying to edit/change my personal email (in settings) but it says my email is not valid

Dropbox Plan My plan is Dropbox basic. Payment Method Credit card How did you upgrade? directly through the Dropbox website Question or Issue I want to cancel my Dropbox subscription. I cannot find any way on my account page to do this. I do not want to have to do this via the postal service as some people have been forced…

Dropbox Plan Seagate Dropbox Backup + Dropbox Basic Payment Method Linked my Card as a payment method How did you upgrade? Via DropBox website Question or Issue My Seagate comes with a 6 month free trial for Dropbox Backup plan, upon subscribing for this free trial.. I received an email saying: But I cannot find a way to…

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i was sent photos via a dropbox link to my current email address, and as i went to open the email i unintentionally logged out of my dropbox account that was linked with my old college email. the email is no longer active, even if i had the password the email does not exists but i just never logged out of it or synced the…

I have added the wrong date of birth and I want to fix it. I was trying to sign up for a family plan, and I entered the wrong date of birth. its urgent. i have been try to fix it but i can't. i was confused how it can fix. it's must done fast because it depends to my work. can somebody help me?

Device Acer Swift X Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (200.4.7123 - found in app settings or About section) Dropbox Plan Basic I intend to change my email address soon, but couldn't find how to do it, so I created a new Dropbox for the new email [...]. Intending…

I notice Dropbox now has a Simple Plan in selected countries which gives 500gb storage for £5.99 per month but needs to be paid via a Google Play or Apple subscription, but I cannot find out anywhere how many devices it can be installed on? Can anyone that has this plan let me know if there is a device limit and if so what…

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Idea is simply to modify current account specific star system to multi user or creating a new voting button to allow trusted others to see your rating and add their own if they have edit privileges. This would be much faster for simple Go / No Go collaborative decisions for large numbers of files than current ‘add comment’…

It seems like Dropbox doesn't give any options to remove or change payment info. I'm reaching out to the community because I need help with this issue! It is also quite annoying that email support is a paid feature. UPDATE: I have reached out to support via email, and they replied (I thought it was only for paid…

Question or Issue I logged out of my Dropbox work account, to log into my personal account. After doing this, I tried to re-log back into Dropbox work account. I received the message to do the 6-digit authenticator code. Unfortunately, I cannot do that since my phone was recently replaced and I failed to reload…

I cannot see ANYWHERE in my Profile or Settings, (or in FAQs), where I can change the card that my annual subscription is being charged to. Where can I do this, can someone tell me please?

I am trying to help my 82 year old uncle figure out why he isn't getting the dropbox codes sent to the correct email address. I do not know what plan he has but can ask if it's necessary to know. So let me explain his situation. He heads up our family history and has everything in Dropbox (duplicates, triplicates 😂) for…

Earlier in this week, I was able to log into my institutional and personal accounts. I am using Will 11 on my PC with Firefox. I then changed the setting for the institutional account to online only. Then I moved (I thought) the matching directories for those online files from C: to H: drives. On looking this morning, it…